Degaussing Cables and Deck Striping
Lots done today on the May '42 Lexington. Finished the degaussing cables on the hull, added boats to the boat...
What A Difference a Degaussing Cable Makes
Spent a long time last night sanding and cleaning up the flight deck before gluing it in place this afternoon....
Coral Sea Lexington (CV-2) – gun galleries & boat pockets
This afternoon was getting the detailing done on the Lexington's gun galleries and boat pockets - steps 3 and 4...
Taking the Elevator All the Way Down
I like each build from a kit to have something unusual - a scratchbuilt detail that adds something to the...
Another Coral Sea Lexington
A May 1942 Lexington has always been a favorite of mine, and this will be my fifth Lexington in 1/700...
Butch O’Hare F4F-3 refit
In May of 2017 as part of my 75th anniversary of the Pacific War battles of 1942 I built a...
Repairing the Wasp
I completed a project this evening that is been on my mind for many, many years – the repair and...
1/72 F4U-1A Corsair
This was a reprise of the Hasegawa Corsair kit that I built two weekends ago as a F4U-4 flying from...
1/72 F6F-5 Hellcat
My attempt to make headway on my stash of unbuilt kits settled on a second 1/72 Academy F6F this week....
Matchbox Replacements: 1/72 Curtiss SB2C-4E Helldiver (23-02) & Vought F4U-1D Corsair (23-03)
These two new completions - an AMT SB2C-4 Helldiver and a Hasegawa F4U-4 Corsair - will be significant upgrades from...